What you can do to better your chances Dear John, Black Americans are at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). As a matter of fact, AD occurs in such high rates that it is considered a “silent epidemic”. In our upcoming webinar, we will learn the stark reality of why Black and Brown people count for the highest number of diagnoses. Please join us on Thursday, February 24th for this outstanding webinar on Black Brain Health and Alzheimer's Disease. Our guest speaker is LeTonia A. Jones, MSW. She works as a mitigation specialist serving incarcerated individuals facing capital punishment in Kentucky. Jones also works as a Managing Editor for an international learning platform called Embodied Philosophy. Black Brain Health & Alzheimer’s Disease: What’s Race Got to Do with It? Thursday, February 24th, 2022 3 pm PT / 4 pm MT / 5 pm CT / 6 pm ET Duration: 90 minutes Guest Speaker: LeTonia A. Jones, MSW Host: Christopher Walling, PsyD, MBA, C-IAYT REGISTER Would you like to join us but are not sure if you can make it? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording. Webinar learning objectives:  Discuss racial disparities in healthcare as related to Black Americans Provide an overview of the rates and the scope of Alzheimer’s disease within Black communities Discuss ways to build trust and engage Black communities in the research and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease About the Speaker: LeTonia A. Jones, MSW is an educator, writer, editor, poet and social justice advocate. Jones holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree of Social Work from the University of Kentucky. She also earned a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from eCornell at Cornell University. We are very excited to bring this program to you. If you can't attend the webinar, we will send you the recording as soon as it's available. From all of us at ARPF, we thank you for your continued support. Yours in Brain Health, Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. President / Medical Director Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation (ARPF) www.alzheimersprevention.org [email protected] Prevention Editor, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease REGISTER ‌ ‌ ‌ Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation | PO Box 30783, Tucson, AZ 85751-0783 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!